If it's a Vitamix! (Costco had them for about $350 I believe.)
I've got one, and LOVE IT!
I use mine to grind corn into corn meal, wheat into flour, table sugar into confectioner sugar, grind fresh spices, turn homegrown and dried peppers into shaker pepper, knead dough, make mayo, butter, smoothies, sherbets, and hot soups to name just a few things I use it for.

If my dad spends a dime, he expects 9 cents change.
I showed him mine, and let him use it.
He bought one, and a month later said: "If they said they would give me $1,000 for mine, on the condition that I couldn't buy another Vitamix, I'd turn them down."
9 other people, that I KNOW for sure, have bought Vitamix blenders because they tried mine.

I thought the Vitamix was a gimmick, that was no better than a common blender . . . until I was asked to do a product review on one!

I remember being in college and selling Kirby Vacuum cleaners for a living. We had everyone convinced they would do everything except have sex with you, and I think some perverts probably even tried that. The whole point is that we sold the machine for $450 at the time. I made $150, the Dealership made $150, and We paid $150 for the machine. Lots of money for a vacuum cleaner. Lots of profit for me. I would sell 2-3 a week working part time at night.

That was what I thought the deal was with the Vitamix as well.I thought it was "All hype that it can't possibly deliver".

What surprised me, was that the Vitamix is one of the few products I've reviewed that actually surpassed even the manufacturer's claims. I know people that use their's to grind/make *MULCH/COMPOST* (They also assure me they use a different mixer container for food . . . )

ABSOLUTELY!I've had several dozen $30-$65 blenders over the years, they wore out PDQ, or simply weren't worth the counter space they took up.Anything a juicer can do, the Vitamix can do BETTER.Anything a food processor can do, the Vitamix can do BETTER.The Vitamix is simply AMAZING!

I've got one, and LOVE IT!I use mine to grind corn into corn meal, wheat into flour, table sugar into confectioner sugar, grind fresh spices, turn homegrown and dried peppers into shaker pepper, knead dough, make mayo, butter, smoothies, sherbets, and hot soups to name just a few things I use it for.

If my dad spends a dime, he expects 9 cents change.I showed him mine, and let him use it.He bought one, and a month later said: "If they said they would give me $1,000 for mine, on the condition that I couldn't buy another Vitamix, I'd turn them down."9 other people, that I KNOW for sure, have bought Vitamix blenders because they tried mine.

Not if the $450 blender is a Vitamix!Will the $150 blenders knead bread dough? A Vitamix *WILL*!Will the $150 blenders grind popcorn into corn meal? A Vitamix *WILL*!Will the $150 blenders grind wheat into flour? A Vitamix *WILL*!Will the $150 blenders turn 2 oranges, ice, vanilla, and sugar into delicious orange sherbet? A Vitamix *WILL*!Can the $150. blenders make table sugar into confectioners sugar? A Vitamix *WILL*!

My daughter's hygienist has one she uses an average of 3 days a week, and has had it for over 20 years.I've had mine for 8 years, I use it nearly daily, and it will do things that I've never seen a $150 blender do, even when new.